Lantern.



No. 895,133. i PATENTED AUG. 4, 1908.

- P. K. WRIGHT,

IUMITBRN.V LlPLIGA'TIi FILED SEPI. 9, 1907.

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FREDRCK K. WRIGHT. OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGXOI TOR. E. DIETZ COMPANY, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y. yf v LANTERN.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

Application led September 9, 1907. Serial No. 391,891.

To all ufem it 'may concern.: part of the globe frame which is movable 55 Be it known that I, FREDERICK K.

WnxGnr. a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Syracuse, in the county ot Onondaga. and State ot New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lanterns, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to loops, staples, bearings. posts and similar fixed parts which are used in lanterns for confining or guiding movable parts, for instance, to the guide loops or staples which are secured to the side tubes of tubular lanterns for confining and guiding tire upright wires or rods of the vertically movaole. globe frame or support to the bearings in which thelitting levers are journaled. and. to the posts which pro`ect upwardly from the base portion of the lan tern and enter an opening in the detachable globe plate for preventing the latter from turning on the burner. These loops and other devices have usually been secured to the tubes by soldering. A

The object of this invention is to secure such devices to the tubes or other supports by more durable and reliable means and without requiring the expensive operation of soldering.

In the accompanying drawings, consisting of two sheets: Figure 1 is an elevation of a tubular lantern in which the guide loops are secured to the tubes by this invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary inside elevation of the tube betere securing the loop thereto. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section of one of the tubes and a loop secured thereto. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section in line 4--4, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a similar horizontal section. showing the loop in position to be secured t'o the tube. Fig. 6 is a perspective view ot`tl1e loop betere it is applied to the tube. Fig. 7 is a from elevation of the lower portion of a lantern in which the lever bearing is. secured to the tube by this invention. Fig. 8 is a vertical section in line S-S, Fig. 7, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional elevation, showing a post secured to the lower portion of the lantern by this invention.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the several ligures. l

A represents thc side tubes forming part of the` rigid i' rame of a tubular lantern and B the upright. side wires or rods forming vertically in the rigid lantern frame in a well known manner.

C represents the guide loops wlnch are secured to the tubes on the inner sides thereof and project lnwardly for conhnmg and gunt ing the upright wires or members B ot' the globe frame. i

The body 2 0 of each loop has the form of a. bow, arch or horse shoe and is provided at its ends with attaching shanks 21 which are-65 adapted to be inserted into vertical slots 22 formed sideby side in the inner wall of the tube or other support. The loop is provided at the bases of the shanks with upright shoulders 23. )referably arranged, as-shown,

above and be ow the Shanks. The loop isv made ot material which is so pliable or flexible that the body ot' the loop can be compressed or partially flattened after the shanks have been inserted into the slots and which is so stitl'l or strong that it retains its sha-pc aft-er thc body has been so compressed or flattened. Sheet brass or tinned sheet steel is suitable for this purpose.

In the original form of the loop, which is represented in Figs. .5 and 6, the body of the loop is horse-shoe shaped or arched and the attaching Shanks or lips extend .from the ends of the body with divergence or such an angle that the shanks can be thrown against the internal side of the inner wall 24 ot' the tube by compressing or partially flattening the arch or horse `shoe, as represented in Fig. 4. After the attaching shanks have been inserted into the slots of the tube the body of the loop is compressed, pinched or flattened sufficiently to throw the shank or lips against the internal side of the inner wall ot the tube. The loop is now rigidly secured to the tube by the stop should-frs 23 bearing against the ex- 95 tcrnal side of the wall 24 and the attaching shanks or lips bearing against the internal side thereof. The required compressing or flattening of the loop brings the two branches or end portions of the loop closer together than in the original form of loop but does not 'fla-tten the loop to such an extent as to interfere with the tree movement ot' thc wire C orothcrmovablepartof the loop. The loop is attached to the tube by this means in a very simple and durable mannerand thecxpensive operation of soldering 1s reinilered unnecessary. Y

2 l l 895,133 A In the construction re resentedin Figs. 7 and S, the bearing 30 in which the lifting lever 31 is journaled is secured to the tube by deflected attaching shanks 32 i In the construction represented in Fig. 9, the post 40, which enters in a well known manner an opening in a detachable globe plate -11 for holding the latter against turnlng, is secured to the top plate 42 of the lower air chamber by deflected attaching shanks 43.

I claim as my invention:

1. rl`he combination of a su porting tube provided with slots and a flexib e loop or staple arranged on the outer side of said tube and bearing against the same, said loop or staple having diverging attaching shanks which )roject through said slots into said tube and having outside of said tube coinpressible portions, whereby when said portions are pressed v toward each other said attaching Shanks are thrown against the internal surface of the loop orstaplc rigidly tothe tube, substantially as set fort 1.

Witness my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK K. WRIGHT. Witnesses: Q

PAUL J. WARNER,

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